Furthermore, the differences in overall activity levels between bat species might reflect not only the abundance patterns but also their preferences for specific habitats (see Additional file 13 for details).
The automated search for specific habitats based on their expected elevation, landform, geology, and land cover characteristics was confounded by habitats systems with multiple class values in the data input variables (e.g., the same habitat system could exist in elevation classes 0-500 m, and 500-1000 m).
Prey are known to exhibit strong preference for specific habitats, however, the role of learning and generalization in such preferences has received little attention (Lima and Dill 1990; Lima 1998).
In the present study, we have exploited for the first time, the relevance of glycosylation at its "native" condition, where a mixture of (glycosylated) S-layer proteins completely covered the surface of the ubiquitous organism G. stearothermophilus NRS 2004/3a, which is not specialized for specific habitats.
All of these organisms must be sampled with specialized gear, including trawl, box core, grab, remotely operated vehicle, and scuba diver (see Eleftheriou and McIntyre [114] for a complete list of methods) appropriate for the specific habitat and size categories.
We found that the elephant in this study did not use the available habitat randomly, instead developing a strong preference for a specific habitat while others were seldom, if ever, used.
Subsets selected for a specific habitat are named MG_CUB subset); e.g., MG_CUB(Bacteria_TH) comprises the genomes of 13 thermophilic Bacteria belonging to MG_CUB.
Predictive machine learning methods can be used as a tool for modeling species distributions as well as for describing important variables and specific habitat conditions required for a target species.
This may be particularly true for low-vagility organisms, and for those with more specific habitat requirements.
Coarse woody debris (CWD) forms an important and specific habitat for many species of lichens, liverworts and mosses.
